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| Actor: | Keith Andes |
| Character: | Akuta |
| Series: | TOS |
| Episode: | "The Apple" |
| Born: | July 12, 1920 |
| Place of Birth: | Ocean City, New Jersey; USA |
| Died: | November 11, 2005 |
| Place of Death: | Canyon County, California, USA |
Keith Andes (born July 12, 1920 in Ocean City, New Jersey; died [[Star Trek deaths|November 11], 2005) was an American actor who appeared in the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series, playing Akuta in the episode "The Apple".
While serving with the U.S. Air Force during WWII, he performed in the 1943 Broadway musical Winged Victory and had a minor part in the film version the following year. He later appeared opposite Lucille Ball in her only Broadway musical, Wildcat, in 1960, and would later appear with her again on The Lucy Show.
Other television series on which he has made guest appearances include The Outer Limits (1964, with Jason Wingreen, Skip Homeier, Peter Duryea and James Doohan) and Death Valley Days (1965, hosted by Ronald W. Reagan, with "Spectre of the Gun" guest actor Gregg Palmer). He also appeared in the TV movies The Ultimate Imposter (1976, with TNG/DS9's Rosalind Chao, Gregory J. Barnett, Robert Phillips, and Joseph Hardin) and Blinded by the Light (1980, with Phillip R. Allen).
Andes portrayed Johann Strauss, Jr. in the 1955 musical The Great Waltz, based on the life and music of the composer. He has also appeared in several classic films, including The Farmer's Daughter (1947), Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952, with Anthony Caruso), Clash by Night (1952), Away All Boats (1956, with Don Keefer, Parley Baer, Hal Baylor, Chuck Courtney), Pillars of the Sky (1956, with Michael Ansara and Richard Hale), The Girl Most Likely (1957), Tora! Tora! Tora (1970, with William Schallert), and ...And Justice for all (1979, with J.G. Hertzler).
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